Answer:
(a) The average speed is 0.85 milles/minute
(b) The average velocity is zero
Explanation:
In order to answer part (a) and (b) you have to apply the formulas for average speed and average velocity which are:
<em>-Average speed formula:</em>

where d is the total distance traveled and t is the tota time
Replacing the given values:
milles/minute
Notice that you have to replace the total distance, which is 14 milles for the go plus 14 milles for the return. The same for the total time.
<em>-Average velocity formula:</em>
V = Δx/Δt
Where V is the velocity vector, Δx is the displacement and Δt is the change in time
V= 
Where X2 is the final position and X1 is the initial position
In this case X1= 0 i and X2=0 i (i is the unit vector in the x direction). So, the displacement is zero.
Therefore, the average velocity is:
V= 0 i [milles/minute]
Answer:
With changing speed and/or in a circle
Answer: vl = 2.75 m/s vt = 1.5 m/s
Explanation:
If we assume that no external forces act during the collision, total momentum must be conserved.
If both cars are identical and also the drivers have the same mass, we can write the following:
m (vi1 + vi2) = m (vf1 + vf2) (1)
The sum of the initial speeds must be equal to the sum of the final ones.
If we are told that kinetic energy must be conserved also, simplifying, we can write:
vi1² + vi2² = vf1² + vf2² (2)
The only condition that satisfies (1) and (2) simultaneously is the one in which both masses exchange speeds, so we can write:
vf1 = vi2 and vf2 = vi1
If we call v1 to the speed of the leading car, and v2 to the trailing one, we can finally put the following:
vf1 = 2.75 m/s vf2 = 1.5 m/s